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JMW Turner: You Rock Star!

When I think of the UK and artists, like most people Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (1775 – 1851), known in his time as William Turner, comes to mind very quickly. As I fly off to the UK for 2 months let's take a quick look at "one of the very best artists the world has ever produced.

Nature

Johanna Hildebrandt Series: The Glory of Water

Johanna Hildebrandt tells us that "the natural environment, particularly when it is wild and untouched, still has a profound impact on me...my reef & underwater scenes are inspired by my passion for snorkeling in the clear waters of the Pacific Ocean."

Australian Artist

City and Sea: Visual Poems by Jay McKay

Today we conclude our review of the works by Jay McKay who is putting his personal stamp on the art world. We are so thrilled be be able to showcase some of the paintings from his City and Sea Exhibition which he and his father Kevin Mckay recently held in Sydney.

Australian Artist

City and Sea: Urban Coastal Environment by Kevin McKay

Regular viewers of the AnArt4Life blog will know well the wonderful urban paintings of Kevin McKay. And so it is with delight that we will showcase some of the urban landscape paintings he contributed to the City and Sea Exhibition with his son Jay McKay.

Australian Artist

City and Sea with Jay McKay and Kevin McKay: A Shared Passion

Yesterday I introduced you to Jay McKay - an exciting new artist who is making his presence felt. Not only is Jay one of only 50 HSC students chosen to be represented in the ARTEXPRESS exhibition for 2024, he has also recently shared an exhibition of City and Sea with his father Kevin McKay.

Australian Artist

Jay McKay: "Blue Mind" ARTEXPRESS, Art Gallery of New South Wales

The AnArt4Life blog has an exciting new artist to introduce to you. Jay McKay is a young man with enormous artistic talent and has just been selected as just one of 50 students to be represented in ARTEXPRESS at the Art Gallery of NSW from over 8,000 applicants who submitted art for HSC assessment.

Photography

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023

Today we look at images of the winners and finalists of the 2023 " Ocean Photographer of the Year", as judged, awarded and published by the magazine "Oceanographic".

Photography

Adam Stan - Photographer

Today we look at the beautiful photography of Adam Stan, who is based on the Bellarine coast, south of Melbourne, Australia. He also photographs the sand art of his friend, Ed......

Urban Landscape

Catching up with Kevin McKay: Eastern Suburbs Studies

As 2024 dawns I thought we would take a look into the studio of Sydney artist Kevin McKay to see what he was doing during 2023 and where he might be heading this year.

Scotland

One last look at the coasts of Scotland

No text in today's post - I will let the images tell the story of the coastline as I have experienced it on my recent cruise around the Scottish islands.

Birds

Scottish Cliffs and Birds

Today you are back in the north of Scotland where the wild life, particularly the birds, is abundant and a photographer's paradise as seen in a fight between a Sea Eagle and some other birds.

Ships and boats

Wulfran Puget – On the Nickel Run by Robert Carter

The 4-masted barque Wulfran Puget eases along gently at about 5 knots with a fair wind in today's painting by Robert Carter - Australia's leading marine artist.

Ships and boats

Falls of Clyde – Off the Dagger Ramereez by Robert Carter

This magnificent creature of the sea "Falls of Clyde" can still be seen as it is afloat as a museum ship in Honolulu. But today enjoy Robert Carter's painting of her as she battles the high seas.

Seascapes

Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney Islands

A visit to Westray and Papa Westray, Orkney was again a journey back in time as we saw the remains of a Norse longhouse and spent the afternoon enjoying the natural beauty and culture of the tiny island of Papa Westray (known as Papay).

Ships and boats

The Treasures of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland: Part Two

After clambering all over the ancient ruins of Jarlshof I decided to have the afternoon on board our beautiful cruise liner "Island Sky". I was rewarded with a sail past of tall ships .

Scotland

The Treasures of Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland: Part One

Visiting Lerwick in the Shetlands, Scotland was a magical experience from seeing 5000 year old buildings to witnessing a "fleet" of tall ships sailing by.

Scotland

Beginning the cruise: Fair Isle and Noss Head

Our beautiful ship - "Island Sky" - is small enough to be able to get into the remote indented coastline to see amazing natural beauty and wildlife and to reach places which date back in time thousands of years to the Iron Age. Today - Fair Isle, Shetland, Scotland.

Ships and boats

Priwall – Five Days and Fourteen Nights by Robert Carter

The fastest ever east to west rounding of Cape Horn by a commercial sailing ship was recorded in 1938 by the German 4-masted barque Priwall which you will see today painted in oil on canvas by Robert Carter.

Ships and boats

Au Revoir Bretagne by Robert Carter

Robert Carter's oil painting of the French bounty ship "Bretagne" is quite something to see as she heads off in 1923 towards Astoria on the American North West coast for a grain cargo.

Ships and boats

Preussen – Stretching a new Topsail by Robert Carter

In our series on the sailing ship era as painted by Robert Carter we now move onto the German and French ships which took these magnificent vessels into the twentieth century.

Ships and boats

Eastwards, Eastwards, Ever Eastwards The Barque Penang by Robert Carter

This glorious painting with the barque "Penang" enhanced by a sunrise at sea was created by marine artist Robert Carter. We have been enjoying a series on his remarkable paintings of the era of the sailing ship.

Ships and boats

The Last Rounding by Robert Carter

We stay around Cape Horn for one more day in our series on the remarkable, the glorious, the courageous times of the sailing ships as created by marine artists Robert Carter OAM, FASMA, FISMP.

Ships and boats

L’Avenir – The Road to Cape Horn by Robert Carter

I do hope you are enjoying our series on the sailing ships as painted by Australian marine artist Robert Carter OAM, FASMA, FISMP. Today we go deep down into the Southern Ocean on the "Road to Cape Horn".

Ships and boats

Herzogin Cecilie and Beatrice – Racing for Port Lincoln by Robert Carter

Continuing to enjoy the "sailing ship" paintings of Australian marine artist Robert Carter OAM, FASMA, FISMP the wonderfully named "Abraham Rydberg" - a 4-masted barque- appears in our sights.

Ships and boats

Abraham Rydberg in the Chops of the Channel by Robert Carter

Continuing to enjoy the "sailing ship" paintings of Australian marine artist Robert Carter OAM, FASMA, FISMP the wonderfully named "Abraham Rydberg" - a 4-masted barque- appears in our sights.

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